Reflection Paper On Teacher Observation

An effective teacher is one who will never rely on one method to instruct their students, but will use a variety of methods to complement each other for a solid understanding of the lesson. This past semester I had the pleasure of observing a third-grade classroom up close and personal. I was invited to watch on as the teacher instructed her students with the Georgia Third Grade Standards. During my observation hours, the teacher faced some adversities, triumphs, some social working moments all while portraying her own pedagogy for display. I have acquired information to help me with my own classroom, and the hands-on experience was extremely informational. The environment the teacher set in the classroom was also displayed throughout the entire

The students’ day starts right away, and upon entering the classroom students put their backpacks and coats away. This is a very easy process because the teacher has applied the number method instead of placing the students’ names on the desks and/or items. This way each year instead of writing new students names, she assigns numbers to new students. The students select a lunch choice, turn in their homework folders, put their snacks in the snack bucket, sharpen 2-3 pencils, copy homework agenda and begin their morning work. While the students do, their daily morning tasks the teacher sets up for the first lesson of the

My assessment of my field experience will gainfully help someone to have an eye opener to what an educator does daily, especially one that is committed to his/her students. One of the challenges I faced was the amount of work crammed into one day. There was not a lot of time to complete each project in a timely fashion. The students moved from assignment to assignment efficiently with the instruction of Mrs. R, but it seemed to drag one simple assignment out over the course of a few weeks when it should have only taken a few days. The amount of information the students are taking in is communicated to the students well, especially with the amount of lessons teachers must provide. Another awesome way Mrs. R keeps the students’ attention is a website she informed me of called, GONOODLE.COM. The students stand up behind their seats and follow the dance instructions on the projector, and wiggle and dance the entire song, and the students love it! This gives the students a break from sitting for instruction hours. My hours were completed and I had to say goodbye to Mrs. R 's third grade class. They were all a pleasure to work with and not only did Mrs. R shower me with loads of information but the students also taught me how I can be an effective